Forest have played twice on the banks of the Trent this season - the opening night win over Millwall, before a 2-1 success against League One Shrewsbury Town in the Carabao Cup - and will put their unbeaten start on the line against Garry Monk’s Boro.

An enthralling win at Brentford last Saturday was followed by a narrow and somewhat undeserved defeat to Barnsley on Tuesday, with Forest looking to return to winning ways in a game that will herald the return of Britt Assombalonga.

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The £15m man hit a double to see off Nigel Clough’s Burton Albion on Teesside in mid-week and will arrive at the club he left just last month full of confidence, keen to get one over on his former teammates.

Daryl Murphy celebrates making it 1-1 at Barnsley on Tuesday (Image: Dan Westwell)

Reds manager Mark Warburton must decide whether to persevere with three at the back, which has seen his side carved open in recent games, or stick with the four he changed to at Barnsley, which had such a positive impact in making Forest much more difficult to play against.

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Everton loanee Keiran Dowell was handed a start at Oakwell, producing a sterling performance and will be pushing to retain his place, while Mustapha Carayol and Jason Cummings both came off the bench as the Reds looked for a way back into the game, and the pair will hope to get their first Championship start.

Kieran Dowell hopes to keep his place (Image: Dan Westwell)

With plenty of discussion surrounding formation and team selection, here’s your chance to pick the side you think will have the best chance of seeing off Boro at the City Ground on Saturday.